High-speed chase ends in crash off Highway 99 near Galt
One man was arrested and two were hospitalized in critical condition following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash off Highway 99 near Galt this afternoon. Lt. Jim Uptegrove of the Galt Police...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police say man found in Robla area had multiple gunshot wounds
Sacramento police are investigating a homicide after a male in his 20s was found with gunshot wounds this evening at Sextant and Sully ways in the Robla area. Police received a call at 6:36 p.m....
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to suspects in slaying of Desert Storm...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: There was an incident back in the early '90s -- I believe one of the perpetrators was named Mario Lawson. What...
View ArticleFatal head-on collision in Lincoln area
The California Highway Patrol has responded to a head-on collision in the Lincoln area involving major injuries and at least one fatality. CHP officers were called to the crash on Sierra College...
View ArticleSacramento deputies to hand out free turkeys at youth basketball event
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Activities League will be hosting its last "Friday Night Hoops" event of the year this Friday - and will be giving out free turkeys to the families of youth...
View ArticleSmall plane lands along Highway 65
A small plane landed in the center divider of Highway 65 in Placer County today, according to the California Highway Patrol. Nobody was injured when the plane landed about 10:30 a.m. along the lanes of...
View ArticleSacramento police Chief Rick Braziel to retire at end of year
Sacramento police Chief Rick Braziel has announced he will retire at the end of this year. Braziel - popular among his troops, community leaders and city leadership - has served as chief of the...
View ArticlePolice investigate attempted sexual assault at Elk Grove park
Elk Grove police are investigating an attempted sexual assault that occurred late Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the softball complex at Elk Grove Regional Park. Police said the incident...
View ArticlePublic's help sought to identify suspect in copper theft
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public to help identify a man who broke into a cellular tower near Watt and Myrtle avenues in North Highlands and removed copper wire and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Greenback Lane reopens following collision
Citrus Heights police report that Greenback Lane has reopened to traffic. Westbound lanes between Fair Oaks Boulevard and Arcadia Drive were closed earlier this evening because of a collision that...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pair booked after high-speed chase through Foothill Farms
A man and a woman were arrested following a high-speed chase through Foothill Farms and along Interstate 80. Sacramento County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos said deputies were assisting the...
View ArticleFugitive admits false bomb threats targeting Rocklin, Auburn homes
A federal fugitive who had claimed that bombs were sent to residences in Rocklin and Auburn has pleaded guilty to making hoax bomb threats. Stephen J. Isoczky Jr., 60, of Los Angeles pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSacramento woman sentenced for $1.3 million tax refund fraud
A Sacramento woman had been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in a $1.3 million tax refund fraud scheme. Tomisha Lee McKinnie, 25, was sentenced today in Sacramento by U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleArrest made in stabbing at Sikh Temple in Yuba City
The Sutter County Sheriff's Office today announced the arrest of a Yuba City man in connection with a stabbing at a Sikh Temple on Sunday. Mangal Singh Sanghera, 43, was arrested and booked into the...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What is status of man arrested in 1980 South Lake...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What is going on with the man/case who was arrested in Carmichael this year for a killing that took place 30...
View ArticleYuba City man dies when car partially submerges in ditch
A Yuba City man died when his car ended up in a watery ditch in Sutter County. The 74-year-old man was driving along Tarke Road at Maroni Road west of Yuba City on Wednesday morning when his car left a...
View ArticleLincoln man arrested for suspected drunken driving in fatal crash
California Highway Patrol officers have arrested the motorist they suspect was driving drunk when he caused a head-on collision near Lincoln that killed a man. The suspected drunken driver has been...
View ArticleVehicles left running are stolen by thieves in Roseville
Roseville police report two cars left running by their owners were recently stolen. The first theft occurred Nov. 8 when a resident in north central Roseville left his 2003 Dodge Ram pickup warming up...
View ArticleCHP to accept officer job applications
For the first time in three years, the California Highway Patrol will accept new officer applications. The CHP announced today that the department will accept online applications Jan. 3 through Jan. 5...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to man who embezzled from Marysville...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What ever happened to Thom V. Randle who pleaded guilty to embezzlement of money from a retirement home? We...
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